Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village.

"..."

The aloof attitude did not cause any impatience on Mizuki Akira's face. Instead, she asked softly, "Minister, Yagura-sama said that you have awakened Ice Release?"

Night looked calmly at Mizuki Akira: "The physical data of the higher-ups in Kirigakure is confidential; you should know that."

"But I am an elder of the Snow Clan, and I have the duty and right to manage and verify the information of all Snow Clan members..."

"What does it have to do with me?"

Night's voice interrupted Mizuki Akira.

"I was kicked out of the Snow Clan the year I was born. If you don't believe me, Lord Akira, you can go back to the village and take a good look at the Snow Clan's genealogy to see if the name 'Minazuki Yoru' is on it."

The indifferent gaze made the elder of the Minazuki clan purse his lips.

"I was just worried about your health, Minister."

“To awaken Ice Release, one needs at least two innate chakra natures: Water and Wind. But you, Captain, only have one chakra nature… Captain, you are an indispensable asset to our forces. If it were your body…”

"I'll remind you one more time, Mizuki Akira."

Night's icy voice interrupted Mizuki Akira's words once again, her exposed left eye radiating a suffocatingly chilling killing intent.

"Don't misunderstand your duties and powers. Unauthorized investigation of information about the village's higher-ups is a violation of the laws of the Hidden Mist Village. Especially during such a sensitive time, if you continue to do so, I will have no choice but to conduct a secret investigation on you."

“…Jing understands.”

Mizuki Akira slowly stood up and bowed deeply to Yoru: "I'm sorry to disturb your work, Minister. Akira will take her leave now."

Ye didn't say much, but lowered his head and continued to revise the documents.

……

The sounds inside the tent were not concealed much. The gatekeeper, Hyouji, had a dark face and clenched fists.

After Mizuki Akira emerged from the tent with a complicated expression, Hyōji immediately said with a stern face, "That brat is truly arrogant! Lord Akira is not only a future candidate for clan leader, but also his elder! To treat one's elder with such an attitude, this brat truly has no manners whatsoever!"

Mizuki Akira didn't say much, but seemed to be deep in thought.

Beside him, Bing Si was indignant. What disrespect and lack of manners? He had only just awakened Ice Release and was already so arrogant. It was simply absurd.

Mizuki Akira chuckled: "You should have heard it too, his name isn't even on our Snow Clan's genealogy, so what are we to him as his elders?"

Bing Si's expression froze, and he stammered, unsure of what to say.

Mizuki Akira shook her head without saying anything more.

"Go and prepare for the battle. I need to report the situation at night to the clan chief."

"...Yes, Lord Jing."

Chapter 35 Blood Mist Descends!

As the thick fog spread, a chilling atmosphere once again enveloped the entire battlefield.

Just as Nara saltwater had predicted.

Kirigakure did not attack other places, choosing instead the simplest and most violent method of attack.

A frontal assault!

A row of Water Release ninjas simultaneously unleashed their Water Release techniques, instantly converging towering waves that transformed the plains of Jinan Town into a lake.

Creating a suitable battle environment by utilizing large-scale water-style ninjutsu is a common tactic employed by the Hidden Mist Ninja.

But only a few breaths later.

The continuous rocky hills appeared outside Jinan Town, forcefully blocking the water from entering.

The diversity of Konoha's ninja attributes ensures that their configurations contain a wide variety of chakra natures. Faced with a massive flood, the best way to deal with it is to use Earth Release to resist it.

Furthermore, with the Earth Release master Sarutobi Shinnosuke present, the area advantage that originally belonged to Kirigakure was completely lost!

Jinan Town.

Inside the Leaf Village's territory.

Jiraiya and the others were not surprised at all when they saw the earthen wall that appeared and blocked the water escape technique.

This situation has occurred countless times in previous matches.

Large-scale positional warfare rendered Kirigakure's proud silent assassination techniques ineffective. In a battle of this magnitude, Konoha's countless sensory ninjas had already pinpointed the Kirigakure ninjas' locations.

That's not just the Byakugan, but also the multiple senses of all sorts of ninja beasts like dogs, insects, and toads!

Once the location is known, responding becomes much easier.

Without its assassination methods, Kirigakure was no match for Konoha ninja in large-scale direct confrontations, which is one of the reasons why Kirigakure was unable to conquer Tsunami Town for so long.

But now, the main force of the Hidden Mist has arrived, and its sheer numbers are enough to make up for this individual disparity.

"I'll deal with Minazuki Yoru."

Looking at the boundless lake in front of him, which resembled a vast ocean, Jiraiya said in a deep voice, "I have fought him several times. With his techniques and Ice Release, if he were allowed to move freely on the battlefield, he would probably be like a dragon. I will restrain him."

"Leave Yagura to me."

Fugaku, who was standing to the side, glanced at Jiraiya and continued the conversation.

He didn't want to face Minazuki Yoru anymore.

That guy's techniques are just too overpowered.

Without activating the Kaleidoscope, Fugaku certainly lacked the confidence to defeat him, but once he activated the Kaleidoscope, he would have no more trump cards left.

Minazuki Yoru kept his promise and did not reveal the information about his Mangekyou Sharingan. Fugaku naturally hoped that he could hide it for a longer period of time.

"Gentlemen, because there is a numerical disparity between the enemy and ourselves, we must be prepared to fight against many enemies."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke said in a deep voice, "And when facing such a top-tier genius, we must be even more vigilant!"

"Yes!"

Konoha was fully prepared, waiting for Kirigakure to launch their attack.

But something unexpected happened.

The expected attack did not occur.

Yes.

After the water-style ninjutsu was blocked by the earth-style ninjutsu of the Leaf Village, the Hidden Mist Village did not launch an attack as usual, but seemed to be waiting for something.

This situation made the higher-ups in Konoha uneasy.

The water vapor in the air turned into dense fog, and the fog became increasingly thick.

The thick fog, like a gigantic monster, slowly spread in, threatening to engulf Jinan Town.

"The air is thick with chakra; this is the Hidden Mist Technique!"

"The Hidden Mist Village's attack is coming!"

"Everyone, perk up!"

The Konoha members, their expressions serious, remained fully alert behind the thick rock and earth walls.

Suddenly, for some reason, the wall in front of them began to hiss. Some Konoha ninjas tried to go forward to check, but their bodies were enveloped by mist, and they then let out extremely shrill and painful cries.

"Ahhh!"

"My face! My eyes!"

"what happened?!"

The high-ranking officials of Konoha were shocked, and Nara Salt Water was the first to notice something was wrong: "It's fog, this fog is not right!"

"The mist contains strong corrosive substances; this is not a concealment technique!"

"what?!"

Jiraiya's expression changed, and he immediately leaped up, voluntarily entering the thick fog.

Suddenly.

He then felt a strong stinging sensation coming from his skin.

"Wind Release: Tornado Hurricane!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Jiraiya circulated his chakra, and a raging gust of wind suddenly burst forth from his mouth.

With the support of immense chakra, this gale, like a tornado, forcefully dispersed all the fog that had permeated Jinan Town!

Without the thick fog to obscure their view, the horrific state of the Konoha ninjas was fully revealed.

All the ninjas who were contaminated by the mist suffered extensive burns and ulceration. Some even had their skin and flesh corroded, revealing their bare bones, and they lost their life force.

"Damn Kirigakure... Medical team, come and treat him!"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke immediately called for medical ninjas to treat the wounded, and at the same time, he picked up a wounded soldier who was still alive but was screaming in agony and quickly walked towards the medical ninjas.

But after taking only two steps, Sarutobi Shinnosuke's footwork suddenly froze.

He turned his head to look at the towering rock and earth wall behind him.

The thick fog from before was highly corrosive; even a small amount would severely injure an ordinary ninja. So what about the rocky walls almost entirely shrouded in this fog…

"not good!"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke's expression changed drastically, and he immediately yelled at the top of his lungs, "All Earth Release ninjas, reinforce the walls immediately!!!"

"boom!!!"

Before the Konoha ninjas could react, a sound like an explosion suddenly came from the earthen wall in front of them.

At that moment, the ground beneath their feet seemed to tremble.

The entire rock and earth wall in front of them suddenly exploded open, and waves of fire surged out in ripples, with scalding heat and thick smoke shooting into the sky.

The thick city wall was blasted to pieces by this burst of energy, and the water that had been blocked outside the wall was now being swallowed up by Jinnan Town like a dam releasing its floodwaters!

"This this……"

The surging water and the immense pressure it generated instantly swallowed up the remaining earthen walls, like a giant wave threatening to engulf the entire world!

The wounded had no time to react before they were swept into the water and disappeared without a trace.

The remaining Konoha ninja immediately covered their feet with chakra, but even with this level of water impact, many people still couldn't control their chakra well and were scattered by the water.

In an instant, Konoha's formation was thrown into chaos!

next moment.

Thick fog rolled in again.

Many Konoha ninjas' expressions changed drastically, and they instinctively tried to avoid the mist.

The fog spread extremely quickly, covering the entire town of Jinan in an instant. However, this time, the Konoha ninjas did not feel the burning pain and all breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's just a normal concealment technique, not the corrosive fog from before, everyone don't worry..."

Some people shouted to pass on the intelligence.

Before he could finish speaking, a figure silently appeared behind him and slit his throat.

This is definitely not a corrosive fog.

Instead, it was a blood mist filled with endless killing intent!

Countless figures moved through the mist like ghosts.

It heralded the arrival of war and death!

Chapter 36 I am the Ino-Shika-Cho Killer!

Hundreds of Hidden Mist ninjas darted through the mist, fighting their way in!

Without the earthen walls to block the water flow, and without the fixed formations and direct confrontations of ninjutsu.

The environment beneath their feet resembled a lake, and they were surrounded by thick fog so thick that they couldn't see their own hands in front of their faces. In this environment, disappearing into the fog was like a bird soaring into the blue sky or a fish entering the sea.

Wide sea diving, sky high the birds to fly!

Thick fog filled the air, and various ninjutsu techniques mingled with the waves. Shouts of battle echoed all around, the sounds of weapons clashing were incessant, and every now and then a ninjutsu technique would glide by, followed by screams of agony.